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HR 839 · introduced · niche

No FED in West Texas Act

What this bill does

  • The bill blocks the Interior Department from expanding Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge and purchasing up to 700,000 acres in West Texas.
  • Landowners and local communities in the Southern High Plains region along the Texas-New Mexico border are affected.
  • The bill prevents implementation of a 2023 land protection plan with no new federal spending required.

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  1. 01

    How would blocking the Interior Department's land purchases affect conservation efforts versus private land use in the Southern High Plains?

  2. 02

    What motivated the 2023 land protection plan, and what specific concerns do West Texas landowners have about federal acquisition?

  3. 03

    If this bill passes, how might local communities benefit or lose out compared to the outcomes the Interior Department's plan intended?

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Sponsor · R-TX-19

Jodey C. Arrington

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Introduced 2026-01-08

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-01-08 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.

  2. 2026-01-08 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-435.

  3. 2026-01-08 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-435.

  4. 2025-07-23 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.

  5. 2025-07-23 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  6. 2025-07-23 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged

  7. 2025-04-08 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  8. 2025-04-01 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.

  9. 2025-01-31 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  10. 2025-01-31 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  11. 2025-01-31 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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